Control Of Wheat Rust Through Dusting Methods
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa reports in bulletin 106 that dusting wheat with sulphur suppresses stem rust. Field results over three years show treated plots yielding 55 bu/ac in 1925 and 45 bu/ac in 1926 versus 15 and 10 bu/ac on untreated plots, with grain quality improving to No 1 Northern. Continuous sulphur coating is needed during rust exposure. dusting used aeroplanes and horse-drawn dusters, with the latter netting $11.89 per acre.
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Departeent Co Agriculture
Ottawa
Inteniea
Cereal
Canada
Department of Agriculture
D. L. Bailey
Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Compulsory Gift Under War Time Curiosity
A wounded soldier in a hospital during the war lies beside a watch of curious foreign design. The doctor asks where the watch came from and the German gives a laconic reply that he had to deliver it as a token of affection, revealing a terse wartime exchange.
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Tommy
Ministers Pledge Fast Work Toward Postwar Settlement
An official communique from Sir Austen Chamberlain and Foreign Ministers Briand and Stresemann states they are determined to do everything to reach a complete final settlement of postwar difficulties as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen Chamberlain
Briand
Stresemann
Bituminous sand deposits found near McMurray Alberta
Bituminous sand, often called tay sand, is mainly silica cemented by soft bitumen. In Canada its only commercial occurrence lies along the Athabasca River and some tributaries near McMurray, Alberta.
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Canada
Athabaska River
McMurray
Alberta
Oyster shell paint and curious claim in 19th century gossip
A fragment quotes a bizarre claim about painting houses with powdered oyster shells and water and a joke about an ome cigar containing enough rice to kill twenty cats. The line ends with a baffling aside about a source named Lustige Kolmer Zeitung.
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Lustige Kolmer Zeitung
The Cleansing Of Milk Pails And Utensils
Dr. G Lochhead notes sterilization of milking pails and utensils is crucial to prevent bacterial contamination. Circular No 64 outlines washing with steam or hot water, rapid drying, and chlorine methods when steam is unavailable, with guidance from the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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G. Lochhead
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Messenger Delivers Note Then Returns Payment About Miss Jones
A man sends a boy with a note to a nearby house and pays twopence to hurry him. The boy returns, saying Miss Jones will be glad to see him tonight but did not want the towpence.
Flying Cross For Wright Brothers
The Washington senate unanimously passed the bill to award the Distinguished Flying Cross to Orville Wright and his late brother Wilbur Wright, inventors of the airplane.
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Washington Senate
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Brown eyes reveal weak will say oculist
An oculist declares brown eyes indicate a weak will while black eyes likely signal a weak defense referencing eye color as a stereotype.
Cleaning Up Canada s Herds
Canadian cattle herds see rapid tuberculosis cleanup under Health of Animals Branch policies. The Accredited Herd Plan covers pure bred herds with about 5 000 cattle in 2 850 herds. The Restricted Area Plan reports six districts TB free across 11 909 square miles with about 320 000 cattle. Districts become restricted by Order in Council after tests and reactor destruction by authorities.
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Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Health of Animals
Affriculture
Sailors on Carriso Driven from Fear by Devil Sighted Overboard
On the motor ship Carriso the crew feared a Chinese superstition as the mutiny threat grew. A sailor said the devil that haunted Wong Ah Chung jumped overboard near the Hawaiian Islands. The ship steered toward San Francisco with the terror eased.
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Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Wong Ah Chung
Will of Elsie Mackay Reveals Large Estate in Scotland
The will of the late Hon. Elsie Mackay, who died in an unsuccessful trans Atlantic flight with Capt. Walter Hinchcliffe, discloses a personal estate of 3 112 000 dollars. Nearly 1 000 000 dollars is payable to the State as death duties.
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Edinburgh
Elsie Mackay
Walter Hinchcliffe
Alibis for Non-Success Do Not Help the Faller
In a concise editorial note the piece argues that excuses do not redeem failures and that personal accountability remains paramount. It frames blaming others as a self-serving tactic that offers no real remedy for shortcomings.
Trapping Moles In Gardens and Fields
Moles damage gardens and strawberry patches by surface tunnels and root disruption. Males active year round in suitable climates. BC's Agassiz Experimental Farm tests trapping with a simple, effective trap. A dozen traps caught four moles in 24 hours, showing rapid proficiency with practice.
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Canada
British Columbia
Agassiz
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Strawberry Culture in Canada Dominant Small Fruit
The strawberry is the most important small fruit in Canada found wild from Atlantic to Pacific and from the International Boundary to the 64th parallel. Cultivated varieties grow successfully nearly wherever wild plants exist.
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Canada
Dominion
Atlantic
Pacific
International
Gypsum Exports Dominate Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
The majority of crude gypsum produced in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is exported, supplying markets along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Gold Production Sees Plans for More Output in Ontario
Increased milling capacity and extension of reserves promise higher gold production in northern Ontario with further development of new properties.
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Ontario
Questioning Answers When People Challenge You
A prompt notes that providing answers may invite scrutiny or doubt from readers. The statement acknowledges the risk of disagreement and the need for careful, verifiable responses.
Sudbury Boy Receives Bronze Medal for Heroism
Stanley Conron aged ten was awarded the bronze medal by the Royal Canadian Humane Society for saving a baby from a train’s wheels. He is the first child of his age to be honored for bravery by the society. His father, Sergeant George Conran, serves in the Sudbury police, and the boy hails from Barrie.
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Stanley Conron
Sudbury
Royal Canadian Humane Society
Humane Society
George Conran
Barrie
British Firms Eye Canada for Branch Factories
Sir William Clark, British high commissioner to Canada, told the Canadian Chambers of Commerce executive in Montreal that British industry is studying Canada’s market. He said Canada would attract more British firm representatives each year as the potential for branch factories grows.
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Canada
William Clark
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Montreal
William
Portable Elevators Question At Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Meeting
At a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool meeting the discussion covered portable elevators and covered scales to serve farmers where elevators are absent and the plan to build second houses at major shipping points. Report expectations pending.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Government aids farms with new provincial marketing branch
Premier S. F. Tolmie of British Columbia announces the provincial government will establish a marketing branch of the Department of Agriculture. Its aim is to develop new and existing markets and provide farmers with accurate information on market movements. The government will appoint the best men available, he stated.
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S. F. Tolmie
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Hudsons Bay Company Farm Lands Sales 1928 Nine Months
The Hudsons Bay Company sold 23 298 acres of farm lands in the first nine months of 1928 valued at 2 725 000 dollars, versus 164 002 acres worth 1 950 009 dollars in the same 1927 period, a 34 percent receipts rise. The item includes a quoted exchange about Edison and a child’s question on the talking machine.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Tuberculosis vaccine research divides NRC committee on B C G.
Canadian scientists report divided views at Ottawa sessions of the National Research Council on the B C G vaccine for tuberculosis. Some researchers praise its immunizing potential based on years of trial, while others challenge its efficacy and safety, signaling a future research plan.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
H. M. Tory
Council
Enjoy It Teacher Photo Portrait Cooks Grim Twist
A classroom scene ends with the line that the teacher is dead. The exchange frames the photo as a future memory with students imagining Mary as a nurse and Johnnie as a barber, while Port Voice adds the fatal note.
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Mary
Johnnie
Canada Leads World with Aerial Survey Milestone
Canada completes a world record aerial survey of 200000 square miles of previously inaccessible territory in five years. The mission, rich in natural resources, equates to eight circumnavigations of the globe with photos of every foot of the journey.
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Canada
Damp plate sparks quarrel at London hotel in comic exchange
A traveller complains his plate is damp at a London hotel. His wife hushes him claiming it is his soup. A father scolds a fiancé for mistreating his daughter and reflects on the marriage. The wife deflects by remarking on a new hat.
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London
Gemutliche Sachse
Leipzig
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University of Montreal
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